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Tobey Maguire aka old Spiderman sued over Underground Celeb Poker Games

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Tobey Maguire should have folded when he had the chance. The "Spider-Man" star is being sued for his involvement in what is said to be an illegal Beverly Hills gambling ring that, according to Radar via Star magazine, was so top-secret that the entrance was guarded by armed men in bulletproof vests.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were also players in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em games, which had buy-ins of $100,000, but were not named in the lawsuit.

The reason Maguire was singled out has to do with a former hedge fund manager named Bradley Ruderman, who is currently behind bars for operating a Ponzi scheme and defrauding clients.

According to an FBI investigation, Ruderman lost $25 million of his investor’s money at these celebrity poker games. After Ruderman’s company filed for bankruptcy, it needed a way to repay clients whose money was used during the pricey gambling events. That’s where Tobey comes into the picture. As TMZ points out, unlicensed poker games are illegal in the state of California, making any winning illegitimate. The lawsuit thus aims to use Maguire’s winnings to pay off debts to Ruderman’s clients and creditors.

Court documents allege that Tobey won around $300,000 from Ruderman between 2007 and 2008.

While Leo (who once lost $50,000), Ben (who had decent poker skills) and Matt (who apparently never won) lucked out by avoiding suits, some other big Hollywood names weren’t so lucky. “Notebook” director Nick Cassavetes, “Welcome Back, Kotter” star Gabel Kaplan and several more famous power players are facing a lawsuit similar to Tobey Maguire’s.
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Zebra

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Maquire, Dicaprio, Affleck and Damon playing super secret poker games together, protected by armed guards at the door...

That image in my head is awesome.
 
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Raistlin

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Bradley Ruderman is a pile of shit and should die behind bars.









Regardless, this needs to be a scene in an upcoming movie.
 
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The S-Word

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only reason this is illegal is they pass money around and the govt wants a cut of every transaction. Dumbest illegal thing ever
 
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ShogunX

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MuseManMike said:
I'm glad these guys are going to pay for their crimes against humanity. I hope they get life.
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Seriously I mean who gives a fuck what these guys do in their own personal time with their own money?
 
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MrPing1000

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I've been playing poker for a year.

I live in the UK, even I know Toby Maguire had a big home game running. People have let it slip on TV shows (and it hasn't been cut) on more than one occasion.

Poker has been getting shit on a lot in the USA recently.... well unless it's in a casino...
 
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Witchfinder General

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Poker is considered gambling yet playing on the stock market is legal.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Isaac Newton, who lost nearly 3 million dollars (adjusted to reflect a modern figure) on the stock market had this to say about it:

"I can calculate the motions of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people."
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The case might be impossible to prove too, because I would imagine there is no electronic record of transactions between the parties + I highly doubt anyone kept a record of how much they won off this guy, or for that matter lost. And of course I would presume none of the players knew where his money was coming from.
 
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Witchfinder General said:
Poker is considered gambling yet playing on the stock market is legal.

Yeah, that makes sense.

Isaac Newton, who lost nearly 3 million dollars (adjusted to reflect a modern figure) on the stock market had this to say about it:
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They can tax the money you make on stocks. The government doesn't care at all about the morality of it.
 
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Gabe "Mr. Kotter" Kaplan???

He apparently made a ton of money in investments after the show ended so I guess it's not too surprising.
 
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bodyboarder said:
The USA really hates poker don't they.
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To be fair, this is a civil lawsuit. No gov't involvement yet. But it is a bit of a legal minefield for those involved, though. Tobey better hope he had no idea where the money came from.
 
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dudeworld

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wow, all this needed were a couple of the james bond actors and it would be the classiest, most badass poker game in human history
 
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StopMakingSense said:
To be fair, this is a civil lawsuit. No gov't involvement yet. But it is a bit of a legal minefield for those involved, though. Tobey better hope he had no idea where the money came from.
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Indeed. Because I'm sure none of the winners reported this illegal income on their taxes, so if the allegations are proven it could open them up to federal tax evasion charges.
 
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They should've just went to one of the major LA cardrooms and arranged to have a private table. Hell, someone like Jerry Buss would probably help set it up and join them.
 
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tokkun said:
Indeed. Because I'm sure none of the winners reported this illegal income on their taxes, so if the allegations are proven it could open them up to federal tax evasion charges.
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"Ben (who had decent poker skills) and Matt (who apparently never won)"

Sometimes I wonder if Ben Affleck thinks the Universe favors Matt Damon over him.
 
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Dai101

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Atrus said:
"Ben (who had decent poker skills) and Matt (who apparently never won)"

Sometimes I wonder if Ben Affleck thinks the Universe favors Matt Damon over him.
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I think you got that backwards.
 
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Amagon

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Sounds like some shitty 1998 movie poker plot that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Ed Norton would starred in with John Malkovich.
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Hmm.......just maybe.
I like Rounders and can't wait for the Blu Ray release!
 
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Zebra said:
Maquire, Dicaprio, Affleck and Damon playing super secret poker games together, protected by armed guards at the door...

That image in my head is awesome.
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You KNOW they made fun of Tobey when he got up to go to the bathroom.
 
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JGS said:
Gabe "Mr. Kotter" Kaplan???

He apparently made a ton of money in investments after the show ended so I guess it's not too surprising.
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He's a HUGE poker nut too, he used to announce the WSOP on ESPN.
 
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THE NO LIFE KING said:
Sounds like some shitty 1998 movie poker plot that Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Ed Norton would starred in with John Malkovich.
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Malkovich hamming it up in Rounders was awesome.

"Pay heem. Pay that myan hees mahnee."
 
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Chris R

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Being a poker player in america fucking sucks. Odds the backwards ass laws ever get overturned? About as good as me winning the main event :<
 
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"I like you, Tobey. You were great in Spider-man. I am on your side. But if you don't cooperate I'm going to fucking break your fucking skull and piss on your corpse DO YOU HEAR ME?"

"Sorry, I was mistaken."
 
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SephCast said:
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"I like you, Tobey. You were great in Spider-man. I am on your side. But if you don't cooperate I'm going to fucking break your fucking skull and piss on your corpse DO YOU HEAR ME?"

"Sorry, I was mistaken."
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Lol, I have this game on pause rite now while I'm browsing through Gaf at the moment. Bi-po Phelps is the best Phelps.
 
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